Ollee Watch
Shares rank 5 of 8 digital watches by recommenders
Recommended as an interesting DIY project that adds a better backlight to Casio A168 and F-105W watches. Caveat: closed-source firmware, and app data is sent to Firebase.
Recommended as an interesting DIY project that adds a better backlight to Casio A168 and F-105W watches. Caveat: closed-source firmware, and app data is sent to Firebase.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Better backlight than stock
“better backlight but closed-source firmware and configuration over BLE in a smartphone app”
Comment from 23 Apr 2026 in “A DIY Watch You Can Actually Wear” Works with Casio A168 and F-105W
“Tested: All Casio A168 and F-105W models that use module 3298”
Comment from 16 Oct 2026 in “Casio F-91W using Statecharts” Interesting project to tinker with
“a VERY interesting project to tinker with”
Comment from 31 Oct 2026 in “Casio Watches of the 1980s”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Closed-source firmware and BLE app
“better backlight but closed-source firmware and configuration over BLE in a smartphone app”
Comment from 23 Apr 2026 in “A DIY Watch You Can Actually Wear” App data sent to Firebase
“it's all sent to their firebase and no storage in the app”
Comment from 31 Oct 2026 in “Casio Watches of the 1980s”
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casio watch | 49 | 8 | 86% | 10 | 5 yrs4 owners | Approved |
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| Casio G-Shock | 43 | 15 | 74% | 10 | 10 yrs4 owners | Approved |
| Casio F-B100W | 40 | 26 | 61% | 1 | — | — |
| Ollee WatchThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it's all sent to their firebase and no storage in the app”
“a VERY interesting project to tinker with”
“Tested: All Casio A168 and F-105W models that use module 3298”
“better backlight but closed-source firmware and configuration over BLE in a smartphone app”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.